A taxi driver is on the verge of quitting the trade for good after his car was smashed up by yobs for the fourth time in a year.

Ali Al-Khamys was devastated to wake up on Tuesday and find that his car had been broken into. Nothing valuable was stolen and although the 44-year-old’s vehicle is insured he is sick of having to keep paying the excess on his insurance for his window to be replaced.

Mr Al-Khamys, who lives in Endike Lane, north Hull, said: “The first time it was a year ago, the second time was last August, the third was a month ago and the fourth was on Monday night.

“I feel as though maybe I’m being targeted but I know it has happened to another taxi driver and one of my neighbours further up.

Ali said he is considering quitting the trade

“Every time I need to pay £100 excess and I lose out on work waiting for the repairs to take place. You expect to be dealing with drunk people when you’re picking up fares but not this.”

Mr Al-Khamys, who works for 35 Taxis, has been a cabbie for 11 years but he is now beginning to question his future in the trade following the spate of frustrating break-ins.

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Humberside Police Superintendent Simon Gawthorpe said: “We are investigating incidents reported to us recently about taxis being damaged on Orchard Park and we’re working with the taxi firms to both address their issues and look at how we can work with them.

“Officers are meeting with the chair of Hull’s Hackney Carriage Association on Wednesday, April 24. Two incidents reported to us recently were on Thorpepark Road where a vehicle was damaged, and on Dane Park Road on Saturday where a taxi windscreen was cracked because a group of teenagers had thrown a stone at the cars.

Superintendent Simon Gawthorpe said antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated

“Fortunately the drivers were not injured, but they were shaken and could not continue with their work as the damage to their vehicles had to be repaired.”

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